001 General Instruction Flashcards

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General Instruction

(California Jury Instructions, Criminal)

Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury:

You have heard all the evidence and the arguments of the attorneys, and now it is my duty to instruct you on the law that applies to this case.

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Instrucciónes Generales

(Instrucciones de Jurado, California, Causa Penal)

Señoras y Señores del Jurado:

Ustedes han escuchado todas las pruebas y los alegatos de los abogados, y ahora a mí me incumbe instruirles sobre la ley que se aplica en este caso.

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The law requires that I read the instructions to you. You must base your decision on the facts and the law.

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La ley exige que yo les lea las instrucciones. Ustedes deben basar sus decisiones en los hechos y la ley.

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You have two duties to perform. First, you must determine the facts from the evidence received in the trial and not from any other source.

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Uds. tienen dos deberes con los que deben cumplir. Primero, tienen que determinar los hechos a partir de las pruebas que recibieron en el juicio y no de ninguna otra fuente.

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A “fact”is something proved directly or circumstantially by the evidence or by stipulation. A stipulation is an agreement

between attorneys regarding the facts.

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Un “hecho”es algo comprobado directa o indirectamente por las pruebas o por la estipulación. Una estipulación es un acuerdo entre abogados en cuanto a los hechos.

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Second, you must apply the law that I state to you, to the facts, as you determine them, and in this way arrive at your verdict.

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Segundo, deben aplicar la ley que les indique, a los hechos, según ustedes los determinen, y de esta manera llegar a su veredicto.

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You must accept and follow the law as I state it to you, whether or not you agree with the law.

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Ustedes deben aceptar y seguir la ley como yo les indique, aunque ustedes no estén de acuerdo con la ley.

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If anything concerning the law said by the attorneys in their arguments or at any other time during the trial conflicts with my instructions on the law, you must follow my instructions.

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Si algo con respecto a la ley dicho por los abogados en sus alegatos o en cualquier otro momento durante el juicio contradice mis instrucciones sobre la ley, ustedes deben seguir mis instrucciones.

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You must not be influenced by pity for a defendant or by prejudice against him.

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Ustedes no deben dejarse llevar por lástima por el acusado o por prejuicio en su contra.

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